Ph.D. Student
Mentor: Reza Nezafat, Ph.D.
Dr. Whitaker joined Dr. Nezafat's laboratory as a PhD student in 2016. During his time at BIDMC, he first-authored multiple publications under Dr. Nezafat's mentorship. He subsequently joined the Department of Cardiovascular Imaging at King's College of London as a Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow.
Selected Publications:
Whitaker J, Tschabrunn CM, Jang J, Eran L, O'Neill M, Manning WJ, et al. Cardiac MR Characterization of left ventricular remodeling in a swine model of infarct followed by reperfusion. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018.
J W, C T, E A, W M, J, R. N. Identification of right ventricular infarction using dark-blood late gadolinium enhanced LGE-CMR in a swine ischemia-reperfusion model. 20th Annual Scientific Sessions Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Washington DC USA. 2017.
J W, C T, J J, E L, M NO, K K, et al. Characterization of left ventricular injury and remodelling using serial CMR scans in a swine model of myocardial infarction with ventricular arrhythmia. 20th Annual Scientific Sessions Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Washington DC USA. 2017.
J J, FM C-V, CM T, E L, J W, AE B, et al. Substrate mapping of VT using decremental pacing: A novel strategy to identify localized regions susceptible for reentry. Heart Rhythm 2017 Chicago Illinois. 2017.
J J, J W, CM T, E L, FM C-V, E A, et al. Optimal cut-off for unipolar and bipolar voltages to predict scar in LGE-MRI in swine model of ventricular tachycardia with Prior Myocardial Infarction. Heart Rhythm 2017 Chicago Illinois. 2017.